Everyone on this planet wants to act, feel, be treated, and look like a celebrity?

And on the surface who wouldn’t? Between the drug ODs, million dollar mansions, lack of personal life, a car for every day of the year, and overall schizophrenic personalities, the life of a celebrity is certainly what I dream of 😉

But praise and trash talking aside, many celebrities have one thing down that everyone can’t deny looks so good, they want a piece of it themselves

The celebrity body

I too fell prey to the masses when I first laid glance on celebrity Mark Wahlberg’s early work for Calvin Klein and saw how ridiculously in shape he was. I was envious, and I wanted it for myself

This photo remained on my motivational board for the longest time, and served as a constant imagery for the type of body I was trying to sculpt when I was going to the gym 6 days a week and eating nothing but chicken breasts and celery sticks

My end result you might ask? See for yourself

I got lean as shit (and my muscles aren’t nearly as fuzzy, my phone camera is just terrible 😉 ), and brought my body full circle, and the whole adventure from taking my body from a stick figure to a powerhouse was just some candyland ride down memory lane right?

Wrong

Do you believe that celebrities are blessed with faster metabolisms, or have access to better tools to help them loose weight? Of course they don’t, they have to go through the exact same bullshit that we do in order to get down to such ridiculous weights and look so damn lean in front of the camera for their next Jerry Bruckheimer flick

This means that you can look as good, or better, than any celebrity of your choosing, as long as you are willing to make a commitment to getting in better shape

This post is not about developing some over-marketed workout plan that involves aci berries, colon cleanses, and a non carb diet (don’t worry that crap is a short Google search away 😉 ), it is simply serving as a reference for you in your fitness and health endeavors

I have found a selection of workout plans that famous celebrities go through in order to look the way they do, some are diet based and others are workout based. And while some of these plans are better than others (looking at Mark Wahlberg s total lack of cardio) the underlying factor is that all of them step up and made a decision to look as good as they do, and it is directly reflected in their diets and exercise routines

Lets dig in shall we?

Mark Wahlberg’s Workout Philosophy

Marky Mark still looks as good as he did in that photo I ahd above, its amazing how good in shape he remains after nearly two decades. Here is a quote i pulled out of Men’s Heatlh describing his weekly workout

“[Wahlberg’s] focus remains. Even now, the guy has citrus fruits for biceps. He hits the iron hard, but in the simplest way–30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. He picks two or three body parts to focus on and works hard and fast. He doesn’t exercise his abs. He doesn’t do any fancy, faddy workouts. He hates cardio: “Running on a treadmill? I’d rather watch a chicken roast.” His workout changes only when work changes it; for example, he played hockey 2 hours a day for months while filming Four Brothers. (His character is a hockey player.) “Can’t get a better workout than that,” he says.” (from Men’s Health)

Shaquille’s Personalized Diet

Week One

Daily Supplements to be taken after a meal:
• Nature Made Multi for Him (one each day)
• VitalOils1000 fish oils (1 per day – store in fridge). You can order this on the web: www.VitalOils1000.com OR buy Nature Made Double Strength Fish Oil and take two.

Joy’s brand recommendations for Shaquille:
Cereal brands:
Kashi Heart To Heart (version that says ‘honey toasted oat cereal’), Nature Path Flax Plus, MultiGrain or Plain Cheerios, Total (plain flavor), or Wheeties

Salad Dressing brands:
Kraft Free (all varieties), Wishbone Just 2 Good (reduced fat, all varieties), Paul Newman’s LIGHTEN UP Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Don’ts

1. DON’T…add sugar or other natural sweeteners (including honey) to anything.
2. DON’T…use artificial sweeteners.
3. DON’T…add salt to anything.
4. DON’T…eat starches during or after dinner (including bread, rice, pasta, peas, corn and potatoes).

Dos

1. DO…eat on a schedule and enjoy three meals and an afternoon snack each day.
2. DO…drink lots of water throughout the day, including two 8-ounce glasses before lunch and two 8-ounce glasses before dinner. (These before-meal waters should be consumed up to 30 minutes before eating.) Enjoy as much additional water as you want during meals and throughout the day.
3. DO…begin dinner with a large tossed salad or non-starchy veggie soup (non-starchy veggies include: peppers, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, beets, sugar snap peas, carrots, mushrooms, onions, green beans and asparagus).
4. DO…indulge in non-starchy vegetables in unlimited quantities at any time throughout the day, particularly when you get hungry between designated meal and snack times (*see Non-starchy Vegetables list at end).
5. DO…feel free to repeat a favorite meal during the week, as many times as you like.
6. DO…exercise everyday.

Breakfast Options – pick one each morning

Enjoy coffee or tea with skim or 1% low-fat milk, whenever you’d like.
NO fruit juice.

• Cereal and skim milk + hard boiled egg: 1½ cups cereal (*see Preferred Brands list) mixed with skim or 1% low-fat milk and topped with berries or sliced banana (or enjoy an orange or grapefruit on the side) + hard boiled egg on the side.

• Egg white omelet with fruit: egg white omelet (1 whole egg + unlimited egg whites) with any vegetable combination (optional ¼ cup reduced fat cheese) plus any of the following fruits: grapefruit, orange, berries, kiwi, watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches or plums.

Lunch Options – pick one each afternoon

• Turkey burger or sausage with vegetables: 1-2 turkey burgers/sausages piled with lettuce, tomato, onions, peppers, pickles — on bed of greens. (No bun for the burger/sausage). Go easy on ketchup, and use low-fat dressing or plain balsamic vinegar to dress greens.

• Large entrée salad topped with grilled chicken or fish: load on the non-starchy vegetables and avoid cheese in your salad. Dress with two dashes of olive oil and unlimited balsamic vinegar – or any preferred light dressing (*see Preferred Brands list).

• Turkey or ham sandwich: with optional lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, roasted peppers, and mustard on whole wheat bread. Enjoy with lots of crunchy vegetables on the side.

• Chicken/Fish with vegetables and baked potato: unlimited portion of fish or skinless chicken (opt for grilled, roasted, broiled, steamed, poached, or baked) with double order grilled or roasted vegetables. Plus the option for a baked white or sweet potato (only use salsa or ketchup – skip butter and sour cream).

Afternoon Snack

1-2 Joy Bauer Bars + apple/peach/melon
Lots of water

Dinner Guidelines and Meal Options

1. Always start dinner with a non-starchy vegetable; either a large vegetable salad (dressed with low-cal dressing or plain vinegar) OR a bowl of non-starchy vegetable soup.
2. Following the soup or salad, enjoy unlimited lean protein and non-starchy vegetables. For unlimited protein stick with skinless chicken, turkey, turkey burgers, turkey sausages, fish and seafood, pork tenderloin, and sirloin steak.
3. Skip all starch (no bread, bread crumbs, breading, rice, potatoes, pasta, corn, peas, or acorn/butternut squash).

Meal options to follow your vegetable salad and/or vegetable soup:

Standard Meals
• Grilled, roasted, or baked skinless chicken or fish with a double order of vegetables (steamed, grilled or roasted)
• Shrimp/chicken and vegetable stir-fry with peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc. NO rice.
• Egg white omelet stuffed with vegetables and fresh fruit on the side
• Turkey burger/sausages without the bun – double side of veggies
• Caesar salad with grilled chicken and parmesan cheese– NO croutons, NO dressing, instead request oil and vinegar on side (use two dashes oil and unlimited vinegar)

Japanese Food:
• Edamame, miso soup, chicken-scallion skewers, plus unlimited sashimi – no rice (ginger and low salt soy sauce are fine)
• Edamame, miso soup + chicken teriyaki and double-order steamed veggies (add low sodium soy sauce on veggies. NO rice).

Seafood
• Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce, large steamed lobster with fresh lemon and/or cocktail sauce, and steamed/grilled asparagus or green beans (or any other veggie)

Chinese Food
• Steamed Chinese Food: Order “steamed without sauce” chicken and/or shrimp with preferred vegetables. Request garlic sauce on the side and top your dish with one-two tablespoons only. Then, add low-sodium soy sauce and mix thoroughly throughout entrée. Skip rice and dumplings. If you’re super hungry, order wonton broth without wontons… and a second variation of your steamed entree.

Italian Food
• Apps: Mozzarella and tomato, shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce, grilled calamari and mussels marinara.
• Entrees: Grilled chicken breast, fish or veal chops.
• Sides: double order of steamed/grilled vegetable like broccoli, spinach or green beans.

Steak House
• Shrimp cocktail, sirloin steak (request no butter – but steak sauce is okay), steamed/grilled vegetables on the side.

Non-starchy Vegetables

You may enjoy all vegetables on this list in unlimited quantities at any time of day.

➢ Artichokes and artichoke hearts
➢ Asparagus
➢ Beans, non starchy: green, yellow, Italian, and wax
➢ Bok choy (Chinese cabbage)
➢ Broccoli
➢ Broccoli raab
➢ Broccolini
➢ Brussels sprouts
➢ Cabbage
➢ Carrots
➢ Cauliflower
➢ Celery
➢ Cucumber
➢ Dark green leafy vegetables:
Beet greens
Collard greens
Dandelion greens
Kale
Mustard greens
Spinach
Swiss chard
Turnip greens
➢ Eggplant
➢ Fennel
➢ Garlic
➢ Green onions (scallions)
➢ Jicama
➢ Leeks
➢ Lettuce:
Arugula
Endive
Escarole
Iceberg
Mixed greens/salad blends
Romaine

Brad Pitt

Want to get super lean like Brad Pitt in Fight Club? This regimin that he followed may help you in your journey to joining the under 4% body fat club.

Perform 3 sets of each exercise, taking approximately 60 seconds to rest between each set. Use a weight that is challenging enough that you can successfully complete 15 reps

Monday — Chest

25 pushups

Nautilus chest press

Nautilus incline press

Pec deck machine (chest fly)

Tuesday — Back

5 pullups

Seated rows

Lat pulldowns

T-bar rows

Wednesday — Shoulders

Arnold dumbbell press (like a military press, but start the action with palms facing in and end the action with palms facing out)

Lateral raises

Front raises

Thursday — Biceps/Triceps

Nautilus curl machine

EZ cable curls

Hammer curls

Tricep pushdowns

Friday — Cardio

Walking or (preferably) running on the treadmill for 45 minutes at 65% to 75% of your maximum heart rate

So there you have it, a selection of workout plans that allow major celebritires to look that much better than most people. As you can see, it takes a lot of dedication and ahrd work to get the “ideal” physique, with the good news being that you too can achieve these ultra lean and fit bodies with similar workout regimens.  Just don’t go into a gym and try starting fights with people as part of a workout plan, I don’t think Brad Pitt nor Tyler Durden would approve 😉

Gabriel